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2023 Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

15 Colleges
$60,958 Avg Salary
$24,364 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

Civil Engineering is the #50 most popular major in the country with 21,388 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the civil eng bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Montana Technological University is a great place for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho ranked #6 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, civil eng majors at U of I accumulate an average of around $23,576 in student debt.

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Brigham Young University - Idaho came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, civil eng graduates from CU Anschutz take out $32,623 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#9

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #9, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, civil eng graduates from U of U take out $24,962 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#10

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

On average, civil eng graduates from UW take out $24,758 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 496
Utah 251
Idaho 152
Montana 134
Wyoming 63

Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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